Yazd University (YU, , Danushgah-e Yezd) is a public research university in Yazd, Iran. It is a major state-funded research center in central Iran and the academic center of Yazd province and was the first comprehensive institute of higher education established after the 1979 Islamic revolution. It is also the principal heir to the former University College Yazd (). Yazd University is considered to be among the top 10 comprehensive universities in Iran and it is among 200 best world's young universities. The university was founded in 1989 by a merger of several older institutions and grew rapidly over the years. Its main campus is located in Safaeeyeh. There are four other campuses and two autonomous schools, all located within or in the vicinity of the city of Yazd. Yazd University offers BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in more than 40 fields through its 29 departments and is home to more than 14,000 students. Faculties/Schools The university currently has three faculties and two schools as follows: Faculty of Engineering: This faculty started its activities in 1988 and includes the following departments: 1. Department of Electrical Engineering: In the early 1990s, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering (ECE) was established within the Faculty of Engineering of YU. These two departments were then joined in 2008 into the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 2. Department of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering: The Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering was established in 1991. The most important research activities of this department have been holding five conferences, publishing a scientific and research journal, and running a mining engineering research center. 3. Department of Civil Engineering 4. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Fluid mechanics and Robotics are its best classifications) 5. Department of Computer Engineering 6. Department of Industrial Engineering 7. Department of Textile Engineering 8. Department of Chemical & Polymer Engineering Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences: This faculty started its activities in 1977 and includes the following departments: 1. Department of Economics, Management & Accounting: The Department of Economy, Management and Accounting of Yazd University has begun its activities since 1990 initially with Industrial Management field. 2. Department of Social Sciences: The history of this department goes back to 1995 when the Department of Social Science was established. It became an independent department ten years later in 2005. This shift made it possible to employ new faculty members in different fields of